Seat for water-closets



J. N. DAVIS.

SEAT FOR WATER CLOSET.

No. 49,731. Patented Sept. 5, 1865.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. 1i. DAVIS, 0F GEORGETOWN, OHIO.

SEAT FOR'WATER-CLOSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,731, dated September 5, 1865.

1P0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. N. DAVIS, of Georgetown, Brown county, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Arrangement of Seats for Water-Closets, and 1 do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the seat when in use; Fig.2, a side view of the sam'ewhen not in use.

, Similar letters of reference indicats like parts.

.The present invention consists in hangingihe seat of a water-closet or other similar a a. represent the scat huugat opposite sides by a fulcrum, b, in the box or frainec surround,- ing the opening d made in the floor and communicating with the vault in the usual manner. In seat a, and at the usual place thereof, is an opening, g, as in ordinary water-closet seats, communicating with the interior of the box 0.

Around the rear half of the opening g, and fastened to the seat upon the-upper surface thereof, are a series of vertical bent rods, It h, &c., meeting at their upper ends at oiie commo'n point, 3, as seen in the drawings, said rods being secured at their lower ends and upon the under side of the seat by screw-nuts m m, &c. To the under side of seat is a box-' frame, at placed and moving freely within the box '0, the front and rear sides, 0' and p, of which are made in a curved shape, as represented, with the fulcrum of the seat as a center. Each end piece, q, of the box 0 is cut away at an angle extending from the fulcrum b down toward the door, so as to allow the seat to be inclined or tipped downward, turning upon its fulcrum b. In tlie use of the water-closet seat, arranged as above described the seat tips sufliciently to adjust itself to the different heights of persons, and its improper-,nse is not only prevented by the rear frame ai'ound the seat-opening, but als.) by the-tilting moveinent-ofthe seat, as, in casea person should attempt to stand with the feet upon the same, it immediately tips forward and throws him off, the-advantages of which are evident.

In lieu of the rod-frame described any frame .of proper shape may be used which will accomplish the purpose of its use.

The sides of the inner box attached to the seat, as specified, should be of sufficient depth that when the seat is tipped to its lowest po- -sition, as seen in Fig. 1, no opening shall be exposed in the outer box whereby any of the efliuvia arising from the vault could escape therefrom to the room.

The seat may be loaded upon its rear end, 1", with any heavy metal or material, so as to cause it to resume itsoriginal position, or tip back, as the'persou arises-therefrom.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A water-closet seat hung upon a fulcrum and having a suitable guard-frame attached to it, all substantially as and for the purposes specified.

J. N. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL FAGANS, LEWIS A. SEARLES. 

